News Release: Admiralty House Communications Museum Reopens July 20, 2020
For Immediate Release
July 20, 2020 – Mount Pearl, NL – Admiralty House Communications Museum is reopening today, July 20, 2020. In preparation for this reopening the health & safety of our visitors and staff has remained our top priority.
Admiralty House Communications Museum will be open seven days a week from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm for the duration of the summer and is located at 365 Old Placentia Road, Mount Pearl, NL.
“We are excited to be able to open our doors to the community today. As a museum, it has been difficult to be physically separated from our community and we look forward to welcoming visitors back in person,” said Sarah Ryan, Museum Manager.
Admiralty House Communications Museum has taken a number of steps to ensure a safe environment for our guests, including:
Limiting visitor numbers
Encouraging physical distancing with signage and route markers.
Providing substantial access to hand sanitizer and handwashing facilities.
Increasing cleaning and disinfecting throughout our facilities.
For more information on the actions we are taking and what we expect from our visitors, please review the attached “Admiralty House Reopening Guidelines” document.
Admiralty House Communications Museum is pleased to offer a variety of unique services to the public at this time. We recently launched Preserve Your Past, a digitization service for photographs and documents. In addition to digital children’s content, we are selling Staycation Craft Bags for youth in the community. For more information on these services visit our online store at https://admiralty-house.square.site/.
Our goal is to make your visit to Admiralty House Communications Museum comfortable and safe. We hope you will enjoy being back and connecting with Mount Pearl’s history. The safety of all visitors and staff is our top priority. We are closely monitoring the situation and will determine if additional precautions are needed.
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Sarah Ryan
Museum Manager
Admiralty House Communications Museum
t: (709) 748-1124
e: admiraltyhouse@mountpearl.ca
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter,& Instagram: @AdmiraltyMuseum
About Admiralty House Communications Museum
Admiralty House Communications Museum shares the history of HM Wireless Station, the once top-secret First World War naval communications base that the museum is housed in, and its connection to First World War communications, the SS Florizel disaster, and the community of Mount Pearl. Additionally, Admiralty House provides a variety of public programming ad presentation of community and temporary exhibitions.
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